In the Church of the Lady of Joy in Zahle … Patriarch John X heads the Divine Liturgy

In an official and ecclesiastical presence, the Patriarch of Antioch and the rest of the East of the Greek Orthodox held a tenth Mass in the Church of Our Lady of Farah-Zahle. Bishop Antonius Al -Suri participated in the service, Metropolit of Zahle, Baalbek, and their dependencies for the Greek Orthodox and Archbishop Nevin Siqali Metropolita Shahba and a group of priests and deacons. In his speech at the end of the Mass, the Patriarch expressed his happiness for his presence in the Church of Lady of Joy alongside the Bishop Antonius and Ninvin and stressed the importance of hope and joy that a person derives in the midst of the challenges in his life. He also expressed his happiness for his presence in Zahleh, greeting the sons of Zahle and Al -Baqaa. After the mass, the Patriarch, accompanied by the bishops, and the accompanying delegation to the Museum of Bishop Nevin Siqali, was constructed under the church.
Then Siqli said in his house in honor of the Patriarch John X, in the presence of both the former deputy Speaker of Parliament Eli Al -Farzli, Representative Ghassan Skaf, former Minister Gabi Lyon, Secretary General of the Orthodox meeting, former MP Marwan Abu Fadel, former MP Joseph Al -Maalouf, Ambassador Antoine Shedid, Archdiocese of the Diocese of Zahle Antonius, the Syrian and Paul Safar, Judge Eli Maalouf. Internal Security, Brigadier Nadim Abdel -Masih, the mayor of Talia, Antoine Abu Haidar, head of the Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Agriculture in Zahle Munir Al -Tini, Mr. Nicola Bou Faisal and Dr. Khalil Siqali. Archbishop Nevin went to the Patriarch John X, saying: “I actually dedicated the church of the lady of joy with your coming and your prayers, O owner Patriarch John X, explaining to the audience the affairs and gospels of the Orthodox community in the range of Antioch, and in light of the delicate conditions that the Middle East is going through, he added: “This circumstance imposes the solidarity of everyone in order to withstand the dangers of all the people of the region.”